Sirish Chickanayakanahalli

Sr Manager System Design Engineering @AMD

Toronto, ON, CA
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WORK HISTORY

Jan 2026 — Present

Sr Manager System Design Engineering @AMD

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Toronto, ON, CA

Development manager, technical strategy & people management include: Technical Architecture & Strategy: Guiding architectural decisions for SW components, such as tools, drivers, compilers, and libraries.Project & Roadmap Execution: Planning software release cycles and ensuring the delivery of stable, high-quality software that meets the needs of enterprise and research partners.Stakeholder Collaboration: Acting as a bridge between engineering teams and other departments, such as hardware architecture, product marketing, and external open-source contributors.Operational Excellence: Implementing best practices for the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), including CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and code reviews to maintain the high standards required for HPC environments.

EDUCATION

2018 — 2018

University of Toronto

School of Continuing Studies, Project Management

1996 — 1999

Sudharshan Vidya Mandir

Secondary School Leaving Certificate

2001 — 2005

Dayananda Sagar Institutions

Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Telecommunications Engineering

2007 — 2009

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

Master of Business Administration (MBA), Marketing

SKILLS

Cloud SecurityStrategyLeadershipProcess ConsultingConsultingPrivate CloudHybrid CloudTelecommunicationsBusiness AnalysisAnalyticsCloud ApplicationsPre-SalesBusiness StrategyScrumErpAgile Project ManagementRequirements AnalysisMarketing ResearchCloud ComputingBusiness DevelopmentMarketing StrategyBusiness AnalyticsPmiProject ManagementMarket ResearchCloud StorageSaas

ABOUT SIRISH CHICKANAYAKANAHALLI

IT Program Manager with a proven track record delivering value to customers based on a consultative approach. Take ownership and initiative to drive well-scoped projects to completion. Leverage solid analytical and organizational skills to prioritize clients’ needs and provide solutions with cost savings results.Respected Leader and Consensus-Builder with experience guiding multiple cross-functional and Scrum teams through concurrent projects within timeline and budget. Ability to facilitate release planning sessions and provide domain training. Align people, process and technology to achieve business objectives.KEY SKILLS:DEVELOPMENT METHODOLOGIES Agile (Scrum), Waterfall, IterativeTECHNOLOGIES:AI and Machine Learning SW, Infrastructure (On-Premise) as a Service (IaaS), Cloud, SaaS and PaaS productsTOOLS JIRA, Confluence, Salesforce, ECMS, MS Teams, Smartsheets, Visio, MS ProjectsREQUIREMENTS MANAGEMENT & TECHNIQUES Gather Business Requirements Requirements Analysis Requirements Documentation - SRS, FRD, User Stories (Functional/Non-Functional) User Guides Documentation Change Request (CR) Management Stakeholders Identification Gap / Impact Analysis Brainstorming Interview & Questionnaire PrototypingPRODUCT MANAGEMENT Product Roadmap Design Feature Prioritization Identification of Business CasesRESOURCE ESTIMATION TECHNIQUES WBS, Story Points

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